I am busy busy busy...I've taken on new responsibilities and also have verbally committed to helping make repurposed dishrags and handtowels for the Institute for Marine Mammal Research, who is one of the groups volunteering to clean oil-covered animals in the Gulf - so not only is my keyboard buzzing with new writing and editing tasks, but my fabric scissors and sewing machine are getting a work out (CraftHope Project 8). I can't back out on it...I keep thinking of the dolphins and birds and turtles and I find myself suddenly moving with energy I didn't know I had.

Anyway, I want to thank everyone for their comments, both on the blog post and via messaging, regarding my Evolution lens. I've updated it, making it more specific for the genetics angle, but you all gave me ideas to separate out the various aspects of Evolution into other lenses, and then I'll hook them up. So though I have edited the lens to incorporate some of your suggestions, I'm far from done and far from fully appreciating your feedback. So thank you!

Ok...so I'm going to share some odds and ends with you, keep you reading until I can sit and write a proper post:

Dogs can probably sniff out prostate cancer - it's probably just an odor molecule associated with the various RNA and protein found in the context of the cancer, but until we have technology to detect it, we have dogs that can be trained to make screening more sensitive.

Heartburn drugs, particularly proton pump inhibitors, may increase the risk of wrist, spine, and hip fracture in patients over 50.

The case of Vincent Liew, a man who died of uterine cancer. It is unexpected on a couple of different fronts and raises questions about what we really know about transplant safety.